Across
- 4. An area of land that drains into a particular water body
- 8. Contaminants that degrade water quality, often from industrial activities,agriculture, and improper waste disposal.
- 11. The process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquidwater
- 13. The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor
- 16. The continuous movement of water through the atmosphere, surface,and groundwater.
- 17. Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the ground,such as rain, snow, sleet, or hai
- 18. Collecting and storing rainwater for future use
- 20. Water that is found on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers,lakes, and reservoirs
Down
- 1. Strategies to protect and manage water resources, includingsustainable practices and reducing pollution
- 2. The first pathway that flows into the watershed
- 3. Water stored in aquifers beneath the Earth's surface
- 5. A geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater.
- 6. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than infiltrating into thesoil.
- 7. Benefits provided by natural systems, including clean water,flood regulation, and habitat provision
- 9. End point of where watershed drains into a larger body of wate
- 10. The process by which water enters the soil and becomes groundwater.
- 12. A source of a stream or river
- 14. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
- 15. Excessive withdrawal of water for agricultural, industrial, or domesticuse
- 19. Smaller river or streams that flow into a bigger one